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- Summary: The 12th full-length studio release for the welsh rock band was recorded in seven days.
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- Record Label: Ignition Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Mar 18, 2022There’s more than an hour of music on Oochya! – a double LP’s worth, in old money – and as with most albums of such length you can easily argue over the more forgettable tracks that could have been left out. But for the most part the record showcases a band still looking forward to the next challenge. [Apr 2022, p.78]
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Mar 18, 2022Whilst it’s unlikely to have surpassed a compilation that would have boasted the likes of I Wanna Get Lost With You, Indian Summer, Graffiti On The Train and Mr And Mrs Smith to name but a few, Oochya! is undoubtedly one of Stereophonics’ better albums in recent times even if, at 15 tracks, it’s a little too long.
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Apr 12, 2022Appreciating a sense of the dramatic marked by emotive gestures is a pre-requisite for embracing this band. What it provides is a powerful and uplifting musical statement.
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Mar 18, 2022They’re past their best nowadays, but this is a decent effort after a quarter of a century.
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Mar 18, 2022The songs themselves may not be complex but the simple and sincere emotions expressed on anthems such as the chiming indie epic Forever, the rip-roaring AC/DC-style rocker Running Round My Brain and the Rod-Stewart-flavoured piano ballad Every Dog Has Its Day carry a potent weight of feeling and offer euphoric release.
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Mar 26, 2022
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Jun 10, 2022Almost all album is a perfect OST for Your coming back to a small birthtown after many years.
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